Shipping and display container



Dec. 13, 1966 A. s. REGENSBURG 392919297 SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed June 8, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I.

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ANTHONY S. REGENSBURG ATTORNEYS United States Patent Filed June 8, 1964, Ser. No. 373,330 4 Claims. (Cl. 206-44) This invention relates to a collapsible shipping and display container having a plurality of compartments for the reception of boxes of merchandise.

In the merchandising of many products such as cigars at the retail level, there is generally required two different sizes of boxes or containers. In the case of cigars there are, for example, S-packs which contain five cigars and large boxes which contain, for example, fifty cigars. Generally these types of boxes are ordered and shipped separately providing a diflicult handling problem both for the shipper-manufacturer and the retailer.

In accordance with this invention, there is provided a collapsible shipping and display container which provides, for example, for the shipment of S-packs and large cigar boxes in a single container and which also provides for the concurrent display of the S-packs and of the contents of the large box of cigars by the retailer.

The invention and its objects will be further clarified on reading the following description in conjunction with the drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a blank used to form a container in accordance with the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a front perspective view of the container in accordance with the invention formed from the blank of FIGURE 1 and prepared for shipment;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 4-4 in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a bottom plan view of the container of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the container of FIGURE 2 showing the container in the collapsed condition;

FIGURE 6 is a front perspective view of the container of FIGURE 2 and the removed large box of cigars;

FIGURE 7 is a front perspective view of the container of FIGURE 2 illustrating a box of cigars being positioned in the display position; and

FIGURE 8 is a front perspective view of the container of FIGURE 2 showing the large box of cigars secured to the container in the display position.

Referring to FIGURE 1, a container blank 2 may be formed as by cutting or stamping from any suitable sheet material, such as that available in the paper industry, including heavy paper stock, cardboard, fiberboard and the like. Various types of plastic sheeting available in the trade are also quite suitable.

The contour of blank 2 is shown in full lines and, for convenience of description, the lines along which blank 2 is to be folded are shown in dot-dash lines.

Any suitable means available in the art may be employed to facilitate folding or to fold blank 2 along the clot and dash lines. Scoring is usually very convenient to facilitate folding, for example, crease scoring on relatively lighter weight stock and cut scoring on relatively heavier weight stock.

Referring now to FIGURE 1, a blank 2 for forming a container in accordance with the invention has an outer front panel 4 hingedly connected along a fold line 6 to an inner front panel 8. A circular opening is half in panel 4 and half in panel 8. Outer front panel 4 is hingedly connected along a fold line 12 to inner front panel 14 which in turn is hingedly connected along fold line 16 to partition panel 18. Panel 18 is hingedly connected along a fold line 20 to partition panel 22. Panel 18 is provided with an interlocking tab 24.

Outer front panel 4 is hingedly connected along a fold line 26 to outer side panel 28 which in turn is hingedly connected to inner side panel 30 along a fold line indicated at 32. Outer side panel 28 is hingedly connected to inner side panel 34 along a fold line 36. Inner side panel 34 is hingedly connected to partition panel 38 along a fold line 40. Panel 38 is hingedly connected to a partition panel 42 along a fold line 44.

Outer front panel 4 is hingedly connected along a fold line 45 to an outer side panel 46 which in turn is hingedly connected to inner side panel 48 along fold line 50. Outer side panel 46 is hingedly connected to inner side panel 52 along fold line 54. Panel 52 is hingedly connected to partition panel 56 along fold line 58. Partition panel 56 is hingedly connected to partition panel 60 along fold line 62.

Outer side panel 46 is hingedly connected along a fold line 64 to outer rear panel 66 which in turn is hingedly connected to inner rear panel 68 along a fold line 70. A circular opening 72 is half in panel 66 and half in panel 68. Outer rear panel 66 is hingedly connected to inner rear panel 74 along a fold line 76. Panel 74 is hingedly connected to partition panel 78 along a .fold line 80. Partition panel 78 is hingedly connected to partition panel along fold line 82. Partition panel 78 is provided with a locking tab 84. Outer rear panel 66 is hingedly connected to panel 86 along a fold line 88.

The blank 2 can be formed into a container by a number of different combinations of steps. The following procedure, however, will be illustrative.

Panels 8, 30, 48 and 68 are respectively folded about fold lines 6, 32, 50 and 70 and are respectively adhesively secured to the inner surfaces of panels 4, 28, 46 and 66.

Inner front panel 14 is folded about fold line 12 and adhesively secured to the inner surface of outer front panel 4. Similarly, inner side panel 34 is folded about fold line 36 and adhesively secured to the inner surface of outer side panel 28. Partition panel 18 is then folded about fold line 16 upwardly to a substantially horizontal position. Side panel 28 is folded about fold line 26 to be at right angles to front panel 4. Partition panel 22 is then adhesively secured to the upper surface of partition panel 38. 1

Inner side panel 52 is folded about fold line 54 and adhesively secured to the inner surface of outer side panel 46. Inner rear panel 74 is folded about fold line 76 and adhesively secured to the inner surface of outer rear panel 66. Rear panel 66 is then folded approximately about fold line 64 and partition panels 56 and 78 are folded upwardly about fold lines 58 and 80 respectively and partition panel 80 is adhesively secured to the lower surface of partition panel 56.

The container is completed by folding side panel 46 90 about fold line 45 and folding panel 86 90 about fold line 88 and then adhesively securing panel 86 to the interior of side panel 28. It will be noted that in the completed container each of fold lines 20 and 82 bisects the angle between the adjacent container panels.

The thus completed container is then collapsed to the position shown in FIGURE 5 in which condition it can be readily stored or shipped. The container 2 is readily collapsed by advancing towards each other the corners of the container which are remote from the fold lines 20 and 82 and which of course are diagonally opposed to each other. As these corners are advanced towards each other, partition panel 18 folds downwardly about fold line 16, partition panel 22 folds about fold line 20 and partition panel 38 folds downwardly about fold line 40. At the same time, partition panel 42 folds about fold line 44. Similarly, partition panel 78 folds downwardly about fold line 80, partition panel 80 folds about fold line 82, partition panel 56 folds downwardly about fold 'line 3 58 and partition panel 60 folds upwardly about fold line 62. When it is desired to erect container 2, the reverse action is carried out by bringing together the other two diagonally opposed corners. It will be noted that locking tabs 24 and 84 engage each other to prevent the inadvertent collapsing of the container. Thus, a partition is readily erected intermediate the upper and lower ends of the container 2 to in effect form the container into two compartments.

In the case of a cigar manufacturer, S-packs 94 are loaded into the upper part of the container 2 and a box 96 containing fifty cigars is loaded into the lower portion of container 2, the box 96 and the S-packs 94 abutting against the partition panel. The thus assembled elements are overwrapped with a transparent wrap 98 which may, for example, be cellophane.

On receipt, the tobacco retailer removes the wrap 98 and employing openings and 72 removes the cigar box 96. As illustrated in FIGURES 6, 7 and 8, a protective strip 100 is removed from pressure sensitive adhesive 102, the strip 100 and adhesive 102 having been placed on outer front panel 4 at any convenient stage in the manufacture of container 2. The top 104 of box 96 is then swung upwardly and adhered to the adhesive 102 to provide for a combination display of the cigars 106 in box 96 and of the S-packs 94.

It will be understood that the above described embodiment of the invention is by way of illustration and is not intended to be limiting.

What is claimed is:

1. A two-compartment collapsible display and shipping container comprising a rear panel, a front panel, side panels and a self-erecting partition intermediate the top and bottom of the container, said partition comprising a partition panel hingedly connected to each side panel, a partition panel hingedly connected to each of the front and rear panels, one of the partition panels connected to a side panel being hingedly connected to the partition panel hingedly connected to the rear panel along a line substantially bisecting the adjacent container corner and the partition panel connected to the other side panel being hingedly connected to the partition panel hingedly connected to the front panel along a line substantially bisecting the adjacent container corner.

2. A container in accordance with claim 1 in which the partition panels hingedly connected to the front and rear panels are provided with interlocking tabs to prevent inadvertent collapsing of the container.

3. In combination, a two-compartment collapsible display and shipping container comprising a rear panel, a front panel, side panels and a self-erecting partition intermediate the top and bottom of the container, said partition comprising a partition panel hingedly connected to each side panel, a partition panel hingedly connected to each of tthe front and rear panels, interlocking tabs on the panels connected to the front and rear panels to prevent inadvertent collapsing of the container, one of the partion panels connected to a side panel being hingedly connected to the partition panel hingedly connected to the rear panel along a line substantially bisecting the adjacent container corner and the partition panel connected to the other side panel being hingedly connected to the partition panel hingedly connected to the front panel along a line substantially bisecting the adjacent container corner, and a box of cigars within said container and abutting against the lower surface of the partition and a plurality of cartons each containing cigars supported in the container and abutting against the upper surface of the partition.

4. The combination of claim 3 in which said cartons extend substantially above the top of the container and the container is provided with means for securing the lid of a cigar box to the exterior of the front panel.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,290,144 7/ 1942 Katz 22941 3,078,028 2/1963 Skowronski 206-45.l9 X 3,089,632 5/1963 Bartolucci 20645.19 3,123,204 3/1964 Baker 206-45.19 X

LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner. 

3. IN COMBINATION, A TWO-COMPARTMENT COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CONTAINER COMPRISING A REAR PANEL, A FRONT PANEL, SIDE PANELS AND SELFT-ERECTING PARTITION INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER, SAID PARTITION COMPRISING A PARTITION PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO EACH SIDE PANEL, A PARTITION PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO EACH OF THE FRONT AND REAR PANELS, INTERLOCKING TABS ON THE PANELS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT AND REAR PANELS TO PREVENT INADVERTENT COLLAPSING OF THE CONTAINER, ONE OF THE PARTITION PANELS CONNECTED TO A SIDE PANEL BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE PARTITION PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE REAR PANEL ALONG A LINE SUBSTANTIALLY BISECTING THE ADJACENT CONTAINER CORNER AND THE PARTITION PANEL CONNECTED TO THE OTHER SIDE PANEL BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE PARTITION PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT PANEL ALONG A LINE SUBSTANTIALLY BISECTING THE ADJACENT CONTAINER CORNER, AND A BOX OF CIGARS WITHIN SAID CONTAINER AND ABUTTING AGAINST THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE PARTITION AND A PLURALITY OF CARTONS EACH CONTAINING CIGARS SUPPORTED IN THE CONTAINER AND ABUTTING AGAINST THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE PARTITION. 